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Certification

Coach certification has been available since 1985, but now we have a NEW improved plan!  Please email your ideas to improve this plan.

Dr. Alexey Root, Tom Brownscombe, Sunil Weeramantry, Robert Ferguson

01.08.20.1

Chess League

This is a simple solution for covering the costs of starting and maintaining a chess league.

Robert Ferguson

01.11.11.1

Coaches’ Corner Form

This form is a guide for submitting ideas for inclusion on the website.

Robert Ferguson

01.09.01.1

Coaching Kids Who Need a Self-Esteem Boost Students often get down on themselves after losing a game or two at a tournament.  Here is a technique to help snap them out of it.

Robert Ferguson

01.11.16.1

Free Chess Sets

Starting a new chess program at your school?  U.S. Chess may provide you with some free chess sets.

USCF

 

Free Memberships

A limited number of free USCF memberships are available to students who qualify for the free lunch program in their schools.

USCF

 

Game Analysis Guide

This form assists students and coaches in analyzing a game step-by-step.  This form is in PDF, which is a free download.

Mike Volpe & Robert Ferguson

01.10.13.4

Keeping Score

How to read and write chess moves

Bob Ciaffone

01.10.13.3

Scholastic Code of Conduct Scholastic Code Of Conduct used in Michigan

 

Bob Ciaffone 01.08.30.1

Skill Checklist Level I

This basic skills checklist guides the coach in selecting the most important lessons.  From page 46 of the USA Junior Chess Olympics Manual.  The complete manual is available for a fee.

Dr. Robert Ferguson

01.10.13.1

Skill Checklist Level I & II

This basic skills checklist guides the coach in selecting critical lessons.  From page 47 of the USA Junior Chess Olympics Manual.  The complete manual is available for a fee.

Dr. Robert Ferguson

01.10.13.2

Ten Tips to Winning

Basic ideas to improve your skills written by GM Bisguier, 5-time U.S. Open Champion and Instructor at the Castle Chess Camp.

GM Arthur Bisguier

01.10.13.5

Tournaments- Dealing with directors of scholastic Here are a few tips on how players can deal with tournament directors to make things easier for the player and for the director. Jeff Wiewel, ANTD 01.11.03.1
Training  

There are many options for coaches’ training, including chess in education workshops, courses at UTD, course at Pitt, conferences, and others.

Dr. Tim Redman

01.09.01.2

 

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